Pajamas



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A do/ph/s E, F recheffe INVENTOR. Q0626 w BY and Patented Aug. 31, 1954UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Canad Application April 20, 1953, Serial No.349,916

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in sleeping garments, specifically, pajamas, and theprincipal object of the invention is to prevent the frequentlyexperienced discomfort which arises from the tendency of the leg membersof pajamas to be drawn or creep upwardly on the legs while sleeping.

The above object is achieved by providing the leg members of the pajamaswith resilient foot receiving loops or stirrups, whereby the leg membersare sustained in their proper position.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, in its eflicient and dependable operation, and itsadaptability for use with pajamas of different sizes and types.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view partly in section, showingthe invention in use;

Figure 2 is a sectional view, taken substantially in the plane of theline 2-2 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross sectional detail, taken substantially in the planeof the line 3-3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating a modified embodiment of theinvention.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, more particularlyto Figures 1, 2 and 3, the general reference character l designates thecustomary leg member of a pair of pajamas, which leg memberis open atthe bottom thereof and has secured to the inside thereof at a pointspaced above its lower end, a loop l2.

An openable clamp 14, formed from resilient wire, or the like, has onearm Ma thereof extended through the loop l2, while its other arm Mbextends through a loop I6 formed at the free end of a resilient band IS.

The loop IE preferably in the form of a metallic clamp, or the like, isprovided with inturned ears 20 which frictionally engage and grip bothfree end portions of the band B, the free end portions of the band beingdisposed in superposed relation and anchored to the eye member 16, as isclearly shown in Figure 3.

The band l8 depends from the leg member ID of the pajamas andconstitutes a stirrup for receiving the foot 22 of the user as shown inFigure 1, whereby the leg member of the pajamas will be prevented fromriding upwardly on the leg.

It is to be noted that the stirrup or band 18 is attached only to oneside of the leg member i0 and when the foot 22 is disengaged from thestirrup, the latter, by virtue of its elasticity, is retracted upwardlyinto the leg member 10 as shown by the dotted lines 24 in Figure 1, sothat it is not visible.

When the garment is washed, or the like, the stirrup l8 may becompletely removed by simply disengaging the portion lb of the clasp [4from a hook Hid formed on the portion Ma, as indicated by the dottedlines 26 in Figure 2.

Referring now to the modified embodiment of the invention shown in theaccompanying Figure 4, the resilient band or stirrup 30 is of an endlessform and is threaded through a loop 32 provided on a clasp 34, thelatter having a pair of spring pressed, opposing jaws 36, 38 which maybe readily applied to or removed from the lower endportion of the pajamaleg member l0.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

The combination of a sleeping garment including a leg member having anopen lower end, a loop secured to the inner surface at one side of saidleg member at a point spaced upwardly from the lower end of the latter,a clasp separably attached to said loop, and a loop-shapedfoot-receiving stirrup of resilient material connected to said clasp,said stirrup having an unstretched length that is less than the distancebetween the point of connection of the clasp and stirrup and the bottomedge of the leg member, said stirrup initially being fully contained insaid leg member by the resiliency thereof, but being projectable throughthe lower end of the leg member by the foot of a user.

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